Kianda School - Secondary is in Nairobi County (Dagoretti North Constituency).

Kianda School - Secondary is a girls day secondary school.

Kianda School is a private, all-girls with a Catholic ethos located in the Westlands in Nairobi, Kenya.Kianda School is consistently ranked as one of the best performing schools in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) exam. The school was opened in 1977 by The Kianda Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to better Kenyan women's lives through education and Christian. Values,Discipline is maintained by a merit-demerit system. Good deeds earn merits, while wrong ones earn demerits. An accumulation of more than five demerits a week results in detention.
The school has contributed to the building of the Kenyan economy through the production of great minds which include;
Valerie Kimani, singer and actress; winner of Tusker Project Fame Season 1
Carol Mandi, journalist; host of the talk show Sebuleni; former editor of True Love East Africa magazine
Lyra Aoko, singer; Samsung Zikistar ambassador
Rachael Kiragu, radio presenter at Uptown and Homeboyz F.M.
Maureen Kunga, singer; member of the band Elani
Margaret Kenyatta

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Details

School Code: P1010137

Address: 48328-00100Gpo Nbi

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Day

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Private

Sponsor: Private

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage per enrolment: 25.1

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 11.5

Total Enrolment: 264

Total Teaching staff: 23

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Dagoretti North

Province: Nairobi

District: Westlands

Division: Westlands

Location: Lavington

Sub Location: Gichagi

Staff

Other Male Teachers: 1

Other Female Teachers: 22

Non Teaching Staff Male: 12

Non Teaching Staff Female: 17

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 1 combination

Pure Sciences · 1

  • Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)
Social Sciences · 1 combination

Humanities & Business Studies · 1

  • Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Arts & Sports Science · 1 combination

Sports · 1

  • General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 9

Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean.

Data sources

  • Pathways, subject combinations and emblems: Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS); checked 15 October 2026.
  • Kianda School website – The Logo.
  • The Bible.
  • Kianda School website – Academics.
  • Jump up to:a b Kianda School – Admissions. Jump up^ Kianda Scholarship Fund.
  • The Standard Newspaper Online.